Bullying, sexism, abuse...daily life of women MPs; NEW STUDY REVEALS...

The Evening Standard (London, England);  December 7, 2004 ;     366 words ...Byline: ISABEL OAKESHOTT WOMEN MPs today claimed they are routinely...extraordinary series of interviews, senior women MPs tell how they have been patronised...culture shock after the influx of women MPs following Labour's election victory...

Opposition women MPs to form association

New Straits Times;  February 28, 2000 ;     120 words ...New Straits Times 02-28-2000 Opposition women MPs to form association Edition: Main/Lifestyle...PENANG, Sun. - Barisan Alternative women MPs are forming a Women Parliamentarians...assemblies. Bukit Mertajam MP Chong Eng said women MPs had the extra moral responsibility to...

WOMEN MPs IN `MACHO' JAB CLAIMS.(News)

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  July 4, 2003 ;     232 words ...Byline: IAN SMITH WOMEN MPs are taking testosterone to help them...Ann Widdecombe haughtily denied that women MPs needed any artificial help to stand...them more assertive. But yesterday no women MPs would admit to having taken the treatment...

Women MPs treated badly, says Morris

The Press;  November 6, 1999 ;     399 words ...Women MPs were often treated shabbily in New Zealand...constructively, but that's notto say that for we women MPs it was all smooth sailing. On a number...women in NZ First," Ms Morris said. The women MPs were not given opportunities to have their...

ZIMBABWE: QUESTION EFFECTIVENESS OF WOMEN MPS

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  November 8, 1997 ;     700+ words ......of a few apathetic souls, most of the women MPs work exceedingly hard for their constituencies...researcher, says this could be because some women MPs are unsure of their role and seem not...Association which works a great deal with women MPs, says the status of parliament is ...

PARLIAMEN; Britain lags at 33rd in world for number of women MPs.(News)

The Mirror (London, England);  August 8, 2001 ;     227 words ......international league table on the number of women MPs, a report reveals today. Only 18 per...chance to try. In the last election, 106 women MPs got seats- 11 less than the record 117...employment tribunal. Sweden has the most women MPs (42.7%), followed by Denmark (37.4...

Women MPs `as rude as men'

The Press;  September 6, 1997 ;     196 words ......great dread of male behaviour''. However, women MPs could be just as rude as men. ``While...Hasler said. ``Having found that some women MPs interject just as loudly, as often, and...questioned Mrs Fletcher's support for women MPs working together across party lines...

Why I am sick of women MPs

The Independent - London;  January 18, 1998 ;     700+ words ...I'VE lived with 121 women MPs, as well as my wife, for so long it...pillow talk is about how wonderful women MPs are. They work harder and have greater...possible to view the arrival of 121 women MPs as a triumph of feminism, bringing...

Women MPs have been sold a pup

Evening Standard - London;  May 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ......you, so much the better, and several women MPs have been kind enough to oblige. Breastfeeding...but irrelevant to the real problems of women MPs. That is why we hear so much about them...she would a career as an airline pilot. Women MPs do have a point about those late-night...

VOICE OF SCOTLAND; WOMEN MPs MUST FACE QUALITY TEST.(Features)

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 24, 1997 ;     700+ words ...The Record claimed that the calibre of women MPs after the election will be high because...can it be argued that the calibre of women MPs will be high when men were denied the...only shortlists? The qualities of these women MPs will be called into question by the Opposition...

Need for more women MPs to engage in debates and proceedings

New Straits Times;  October 28, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Straits Times 10-28-2000 Need for more women MPs to engage in debates and proceedings...However, it is sad to note that not many women MPs participate in debates. They hardly say...right in that. Perhaps the voice of the women MPs are not loud enough to be heard as more...

Lib-Dem way to get more women MPs

Evening Standard - London;  May 29, 2001 ;     90 words ...THE difficulty of getting more women MPs was tackled today by the Liberal Democrats. At their press conference four women politicians...proportional representation, as in Scandinavia, which would help them and probably produce more women MPs overall.

New act paves the way for more women MPs.

M2 Presswire;  February 27, 2002 ;     603 words ......Government: New act paves the way for more women MPs (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...Measures designed to increase the numbers of women MPs became law last night, after receiving...Britain has one of the lowest levels of women MPs in Europe, just 18 per cent, compared...

BLAIR'S BABES (Sorry.. we mean Labour's brilliant 101 women MPs).(News)

The Mirror (London, England);  May 8, 1997 ;     125 words ...Labour's new generation of women MPs lined up for the first time yesterday. The magnificent 101 have...abilities as a politician, not his handicap. A total of 119 new women MPs have been sent to the Commons by all parties. Betty Boothroyd...

Why boys will be boys in the Commons, by women MPs.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  December 8, 2004 ;     122 words ......female colleagues last night. A study of 83 past and present women MPs found widespread complaints about lewd comments, often made...Secretary Are You, Minister? will be published next year. Women MPs make up 18 per cent of the total in Parliament.